• Using safety culture to achieve organisational excellence
• Why WHS is integral to the way we do business
• Creating safe work culture to boost productivity

• Overview of health and safety standards: ISO, AS/NZS and OHSAS
• The new ISO 45001:2018 health and safety standard
• An international safety standard and the consultation process

• The History of ISO45001
• ISO45001 Overview and Structure
• What is new! Gap between ISO45001:2018 and AS/NZ4801:2001
• ISO45001 in the Australian Context

• Identifying your safety site restraintsIdentifying your safety site restraints
• Outlining the strategies for utilising in house talents and acknowledgements
• Demonstrating the importance of overcoming resource obstacles

Have you ever thought “how come my safety message isn’t getting through”, or “am I speaking the right language”? This interactive active session will introduce you to a different way of identifying what it is that your employees value about safety, and how you can then develop contemporary approaches to embed a WHS strategy, communicate effectively, and improve health and safety outcomes. Hear some insights from the Probuild Building Safety Greatness Program and how this was the catalyst for a company wide cultural change.

• Building a sustainable safety culture
• Embracing proactive cultural change
• Ensuring diversity and inclusion of all workers

There has been a heightened awareness regarding inappropriate sexual harassment in the workplace as a result of serious allegations made against Harvey Weinstein and the #metoo campaign ignited. Abraham Ash, Partner at Clayton Utz, will discuss the key issues that should be considered from a legal and ethical perspective when an allegation of serious misconduct is made in the workplace. Abraham will discuss:

• Workplace relationshipsWorkplace relationships
• Conduct at work functions and trips
• How you can effectively manage your risk as an employer with respect to this kind of conduct

• Enabling early identification of health and safety risks
• SWMS, risk assessment and hazard identification
• Identifying risk and effective control measures

• Measuring risk minimisation and safety performance
• KPIs to measure indicators of safety performance
• Utilising lead indicators for continual improvement

• Operational and facility management considerations
• Regulatory requirements and Penalties for failure to comply
• Emergency and evacuation plans / procedures

• Australia Post Group have implemented a program to involve senior leaders in the investigations of serious safety incidents  Australia Post Group have implemented a program to involve senior leaders in the investigations of serious safety incidents
• This case study will look at the implementation, learnings and benefits of this program

• Update on WHS Roadmap for NSW 2022
• Changes to the existing regulatory approach
• Improving work health and safety in NSW

• Development of the OHS Body of Knowledge for Generalist OHS Professionals (OHS BoK)
• Global OHS Professional Capability Framework
• Consistency in WHS certification

Megatrends are powerful forces for change that can push entire industries and economies into radically different futures. New digital technologies, demographic changes, continued integration of the global economy and environmental change are among many powerful forces reshaping the workforce, available jobs and required skills. This session will present findings from a recent strategic foresight study on the future of asbestos-related work with implications for exposure risk.